Stranger Danger

At our MOM’s Club meeting today we had a Detective of one of the wives come in and talk to the kids about stranger danger. It was great, the kids had fun, they got to hold some of his safer tools and even turn the sirens on in the car. I was not sure how much information Isabelle retained in her little brain but she did a great job. We get back in the car to go home and she starts talking about what we discussed and how important it is to stay away from strangers. I was amazing because she kept moving around the room and playing, so it did not seem like she was really paying very close attention. She never ceases to amaze me! Bear really liked the car, and wanted to spend some quality time up front playing with and pushing the buttons.

The Dreaded Car Cart

I have never really felt like a Utah mom before until today. I have always used a regular shopping cart when getting groceries because I think Isabelle is old enough to walk and why would I want to attempt to navigate one of those big bulking car carts around the store. Well I gave in the other day and it did make shopping a little easier, Bear was not trying to steal all the food from in the cart to see what he could eat. And Isabelle was not climbing on the cart every five minutes because she did not want to walk at that particual point. After going to the store on Monday for some reason I really felt like a Utah Mom. Maybe it was because school was out still for “Spring Break” or maybe it was the time I went. I’m pretty sure that I am going to either change my shopping day or be sure to get just the regular cart. I would hate for people to get the wrong impression. I can not even fully express in words the "feeling" but it was there, oh well hopefully not again.

Happy Easter

I hope that everyone had a really good Easter holiday. We enjoyed going to church, I know amazing, right. Both Ben and I got to stay in the room through most of mass, which in it self is pretty unusual. Bear did really well, he played with the little boy in front of him, which did not do well for the little boy but hey. We were pleased. Isabelle did great; she sat very well and was very proud of her dress.



Then we joined Missy and Jory at their house for a little Egg Hunt. Isabelle definitely had the advantage on that one. Maybe one day she can hunt eggs with her cousins and then she will not be so domineering. At least they had fun. Bear had to check out all his eggs before moving on to the next one. And was not really a big fan of the hard boiled eggs, I’m sure he thought they should have something special inside. Overall it was a pretty good day, the kids had fun and so did we.

Girls Night Out

An impromptu night out with the girls is always fun. And last night was that. After a long day filled with all sorts of excitement, I received a call from a friend saying hey lets go out. So I said ok, lets. And so the evening began. After rounding up another party member we headed out to the local Irish Pub for some drinks, food and chatting. It was fabulous to go out with out having to worry about the kids, and just have some fun. I think we all agreed that we will have to do that a little more often. Most of the husbands were home playing the games, except for Ben, he was probably flipping between CNN and ESPN, I did not ask. I did remember to bring him home something to eat, which he’ll have to enjoy today since he was asleep. I just wanted to say thanks for the invite, it was great, and we will have to do this again soon, and be sure to invite more girlfriends.

A Sleeping Bear

Bear must have been very tired today. He screamed all through Target, after I told him he was not going to get a coco, milk or juice. I said you can get some on Friday. Well that completely set him off. And of course I pick the one cart where the seat belt does not work so I’m left with a screaming child who is trying to climb out. Fortunately I did not have much to pick up, just something for Girl Scouts today and a few shorts to round out Bear’s summer wardrobe. I picked up said items quickly and left. You would think that by now Bear would have stopped crying, well just for a few seconds while we checked out and then it started all over again. He had a Target bag in his lap which I took away to put in the car and there he went again. The continual cries for “Dada, Dada,” even though Daddy is at work and cannot come to the rescue. What a mean Mommy. So we get home and he is still crying, walking into the house, lying on the floor, still crying. I take a shower, (since I was just at the gym) and he is still crying. Finally while I am changing my clothes he stops. I figure he fell asleep but where was the mystery. Until I walked downstairs I was not sure where he was, and there he is laid out on the tile floor sound asleep. Now why couldn’t he of made his way up the stairs to lye down on his bed? Or at least made his way over to the carpet in the dining room? Nobody will know, but at least the crying has stopped. Until I pick him to go get Isabelle from school, one can only hope it won’t start again.

Easter Eggs

It’s that time a year again when we gather round a pot of boiling water to ready the die for Easter eggs. Fortunately a friend here in Salt Lake opens her doors to several families to come over and die our eggs together. It is so much more fun for the kids and mom’s alike. Bear was much more into egg dying this year than last. He really had fun dropping the egg in and pulling it out. Isabelle did much better this year and used a multiple range of colors. Last year I think most of our eggs were blue and turned turquoise later. It’s always nice to visit with friends and do projects together.

Baylor!

Baylor’s Women Basketball team has also made it to the playoffs as a number three (3) seed in their division. While they have a better record then the men’s team, they just do not seem to receive the same notoriety as men. Maybe they will go all the way again to win the NCAA Championship game. That would make two championships in a single decade. Go Bears!!

Happy St. Paddy's Day

On Saturday we watched the looooongest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the history of parades. But the kids loved it, or at least Isabelle did. Bear was not up to top form and even fell asleep. I’m not sure what Isabelle liked the most but let me tell you there were a lot of Irish Dance groups for kids. I could hardly believe it. And I think they all wore wigs. I mean really how every girl could have had that tightly curled hair that bounced so well, there is just no other way. Plus it looked like all of the churches that have schools had a float. Unfortunately our church did not, but I guess that is because we have not started school yet. Although I think it would have been good advertisement, but nobody asked me. There were even a good amount of animals in the parade, Irish Wolfhounds, horses, and bloodhounds. My favorite part was the group set up as the Wyoming state line of the Idaho state line, and their counter parts, beer bottles that are “real.” All the beer imported into Utah has a lower percentage of alcohol than all other states.

Go Baylor

Today is an exciting day for all Baylor Alumni and students. It was announced this afternoon that the Baylor Men’s Basketball team will be going to the playoffs. A feat that has not been accomplished since 1988, go Bears! There are six teams from the Big XII that made it into the playoffs; others include Texas, A&M, and Kansas. We will be excitedly awaiting the playoff games this year, as Ben’s school, University of Texas at Arlington, also made the playoffs and will be playing Memphis. So tune in this week as the first round of playoffs begin. Baylor will be playing Purdue.

Golf Light Savings Time . . . duh

Welcome to Golf Light Savings time. We knew it was coming but soon discovered that we were not ready for it. I woke up this morning at “8:00 am” or so I thought. I fed the kids breakfast and figured that we still had a little time left before we had to start getting ready for Church. So I thought I would check e-mail and see what was going on in the world. As I was sending a note out to some friends, I discovered that the clock read 9:47 am, how could this be I just woke up there was no way that I spent that much time eating. Then it hit me, GLST has come. Even Ben forgot all about it, when he asked me what we were going to do today. Which is funny since he even put a note about it in his paygram at work. Oh well I like to look at that I got an extra hour of sleep, and in my world that is pretty big, since my kids get up pretty early. So I hope that you made it through the first day of GLST without any problems like us.

Thank You

Thanks Auntie Penny for all the great clothes. I am so happy to get some new clothes for the spring, because otherwise I would have been naked. Not really, I’m sure Mom would have eventually gotten around buying some clothes for me. Anyway, I really love everything, and even wore one of my new outfits today. Mom said it was ok, since we did not have anywhere to go; it’s still kind of cold outside. I can’t wait to come to your house to go swimming, it will be great.

How Safe are Safety Scissors?

Last Thursday Isabelle was downstairs working on a project and the next thing I know she is crying. As I further investigate the issue, she is spewing blood all over the place. At first I could not tell if her hand was cut or if her face was cut. It turns out she tried to do something around her mouth and cut her lip. Once I got her washed off and calmed down, I phoned the doctors office to have them take a look and to make sure we would not need stitches. Now I know you are probably thinking this could have been prevented if I was there. But at some point kids have to work by themselves, while you get something else done.

We get to the doctors office and they take a look, no need to stitches. Fortunately the lip heals very quickly, you can almost not even tell that something happened. As I am talking with the doctor she makes mention of another “safety scissor” incident where a boy cut his finger tip. He was playing with Mom’s scissors, so Mom switches them out and he still ends up being cut with some sort of scissors. So that begs my question of how safe are safety scissors?